Laura-Elena Runceanu

Affiliated researcher
Affiliated researchers , School of Education and Communication

Research

Laura-Elena Runceanu has a PhD in Psychology, and she is an affiliated researcher at the research group Communication, Culture and Diversity, School of Education and Communication. Her academic interests include social representations and attitudes towards disabled people, and inclusive education. Laura is a dedicated supporter and promoter of diversity in education and intersectionality, critical thinking and active learning, evidence-based teaching and evidence-informed policy making.

Biography

Laura has teaching experience in higher education and teacher professional development in Europe and Africa since 2000. She coordinated institutional and research projects and collaborated with national and international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations. Her research focuses on social aspects of disability and inclusion of marginalized groups. She currently coordinates the learning support in an international school and implements a whole-school approach to teacher professional development and student support, by applying an intersectional lens.

Artikel

Dinu, R., Runceanu, L. (2025). In the Shadows of the Iron Curtain: The Forgotten Legacy of Vygotsky’s Defectology Nordic Journal of Educational History, 12(2), 137-163. More information
McKeever, J., Runceanu, L. (2022). Replay the game and teach for understanding: exploring the use of video tagging in an invasion games unit Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 29(4), 361-375. More information

Konferensbidrag

Costea-Bărluțiu, C., Runceanu, L. (2026). Explorări calitative ale ableismului și intenția de a dezvălui o dizabilitate, boală cronică și/sau problemă de sănătate mentală în mediul universitar din România. Cluj‐Napoca, România: Presa Universitară Clujeană, International Conference on Transversal Education, June 20, 2025, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. More information
Runceanu, L. (2025). Professional learning in gifted education: A case study from Sweden. 4th thematic ECHA conference on inclusion and sustainability, 16–18 June 2025, Karlstad, Sweden. More information
Runceanu, L. (2024). Gifted disabled or disabled gifted student, what do you see first?. 19th ECHA Conference, Expanding Horizons: The Odyssey of Talents and Gifts, 28-31 August 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece. More information